Yesterday, prior to PMQs, Nadine Dorries asked the Speaker to call her in order to ask the Prime Mentalist for a personal apology over Smeargate. The Speaker declined her request claiming that he could not use PMQs for personal special requests. Which is untrue because he can and does.

If you watch yesterdays PMQs you will witness a successful ambush. When Nadine stood up to ask the question her backbench colleagues mysteriously sat down. The Speaker had to call someone from the Conservative benches, he was left with no choice but to call Nadine. Gordon was thus forced humiliatingly to make a direct apology. Never, ever underestimate Nadine Dorries, she is a Tory Tigress…